Picnic Concerts Every Sunday during summer Playing Today: Myrra Rós Myrra Rós has built herself her own little world on the Icelandic music scene with bold and personal folk music. Myrraʼs world is fragile and harmonic and holds strong emotions. Admission is free and everybody is welcome Welcome to enjoy the summer in our beautiful […]
Picnic Concerts Every Sunday during summer Admission is free and everybody is welcome Playing Today: Ellen & Eyþór The married couple Ellen Kristjánsdóttir and Eyþór Gunnarson perform music together that feeds your mind and soul. They will perform some of Ellenʼs favourite music from her own successful career. Facebook event Welcome to enjoy the summer in […]
Frederiksberg Parish Choir was founded in 1984 by its current leader, Lis Vorbeck. The choir consists of about 30 girls aged from 12-20 and sings regularly for worship and events in Frederiksberg Church. In addition, the choir annually holds numerous concerts in Denmark. The choir has traveled a lot and given concerts in the Faroe Islands, […]
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the University of Iceland Human Rights Institute, invites to two meetings in the Nordic House, 10th and 20th of June, with representatives from international institutions in Europe, on the impact of conflict and terrorism on the respect for Human Rights. Light refreshments after the lectures which will […]
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the University of Iceland Human Rights Institute, invites to two meetings in the Nordic House, 10 and 20 June, with representatives from international institutions in Europe, on the impact of conflict and terrorism on the respect for Human Rights. Light refreshments after the lectures which will be […]
Buy Tickets Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30 throughout the summer season Arctic Concerts is a series with outstanding Icelandic and Nordic musicians, performing diverse musically interesting programs for travelers, as well as locals, at the Nordic House. The concert series is ideal for travelers interested in music from Iceland and the North Atlantic region. […]
Buy Tickets Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30 throughout the summer season Arctic Concerts is a series with outstanding Icelandic and Nordic musicians, performing diverse musically interesting programs for travelers, as well as locals, at the Nordic House. The concert series is ideal for travelers interested in music from Iceland and the North Atlantic region. […]
Buy Tickets Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30 throughout the summer season Admission fee to Arctic Concerts is ISK 2.500. Arctic Concerts is a series with outstanding Icelandic and Nordic musicians, performing diverse musically interesting programs for travelers, as well as locals, at the Nordic House. The concert series is ideal for travelers interested in music […]
Buy Tickets Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30 throughout the summer season Admission fee to Arctic Concerts is ISK 2.500. Arctic Concerts is a series with outstanding Icelandic and Nordic musicians, performing diverse musically interesting programs for travelers, as well as locals, at the Nordic House. The concert series is ideal for travelers interested in music […]
Buy Tickets Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30 throughout the summer season Arctic Concerts is a series with outstanding Icelandic and Nordic musicians, performing diverse musically interesting programs for travelers, as well as locals, at the Nordic House. The concert series is ideal for travelers interested in music from Iceland and the North Atlantic region. […]
Buy Tickets Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30 throughout the summer season Admission fee to Arctic Concerts is ISK 2.500. Arctic Concerts is a series with outstanding Icelandic and Nordic musicians, performing diverse musically interesting programs for travelers, as well as locals, at the Nordic House. The concert series is ideal for travelers interested in music […]
Buy Tickets Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30 throughout the summer season Admission fee to Arctic Concerts is ISK 2.500. Arctic Concerts is a series with outstanding Icelandic and Nordic musicians, performing diverse musically interesting programs for travelers, as well as locals, at the Nordic House. The concert series is ideal for travelers interested in music […]
Buy Tickets Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30 throughout the summer season Admission fee to Arctic Concerts is ISK 2.500. Today playing on Artic Concerts is: KK (Kristján Kristjánsson) is Iceland’s leading blues and folk musician. KK who just celebrated his 60th birthday was born in Minnesota US 1956, but later moved to Iceland with his family. […]
Buy Tickets Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30 throughout the summer season Unnur Sara Eldjárn Unnur Sara Eldjárn is of a younger generation Icelandic singers / songwriters. Her music is rooted in the stiles of pop, rock and jazz, with exceptional personal touch and sensitive poetic approach. Unnur Sara released her first solo album last […]
WANTED: Participants for movement workshops, conversations and work in progress showing with dance/performance company H2DANCE . Choreographer Hanna Gillgren (SE) and Heidi Rustgaard (NO) are organizing movement workshops at Nordic House, looking at meetings between different communities, ages and cultures. The workshops investigate how we interact, differences and similarities between ages and cultures as well […]
An Integrated European Union Policy for the Arctic Tuesday 7 June from 12:00 to 13:00 at the Nordic House Open seminar hosted by the Centre for Arctic Policy Studies at the University of Iceland and the Delegation of the European Union to Iceland The Arctic States have primary responsibility for tackling issues within their territories, […]
The Vindhem Choir gives a concert in the Nordic House June 23rd, 7 pm to 8 pm – Entrance is free of charge The choir’s concert includes both sacred and secular music from the Nordic countries and the rest of Europe, music from the 1400s to the present day. The choir will also be singing […]
Dear visitors of the Nordic House Library. The children’s department will be closed as of Thursday the 2nd of June until Monday the 13th of June for renovations. For the same reason the Library will be closed as of Saturday the 4th of June and opens again on Tuesday the 7th of June at 10:00 […]
Picnic Concerts Every Sunday during summer Admission is free and everybody is welcome Playing Today: FUNI Bára Grímsdóttir and Chris Foster breathe new life into great songs that have been hidden for too long in old recordings and little known books. They perform traditional Icelandic songs as well as English ballads. Homepage Welcome to enjoy […]
Picnic Concerts Every Sunday during summer Playing tonight: Ingunn Huld Ingunn Huld studied jazz singing but when she’s writing music it is mostly pop or folk. She recently release her first album, Fjúk, which contains eleven original songs and lyrics. Admission is free and everybody is welcome Welcome to enjoy the summer in our beautiful […]
Buy Tickets Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30 throughout the summer season Tonights performer is: Miké Thomson Miké Fencker Thomsen from Greenland is of a younger generation of native Inuits, born in Ilulissat but lives in Nuuk. He is an exceptional stage artist, singer, actor and dancer. Miké is known in Greenland for his TV […]
Buy Tickets Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30 throughout the summer season Admission fee to Arctic Concerts is ISK 2.500. Arctic Concerts is a series with outstanding Icelandic and Nordic musicians, performing diverse musically interesting programs for travelers, as well as locals, at the Nordic House. The concert series is ideal for travelers interested in music […]
Buy Tickets Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30 throughout the summer season Admission fee to Arctic Concerts is ISK 2.500. The musicians performing on the 9th of June are two leading Icelandic artists, Kolbeinn Jón Ketilsson tenor and Ástríður Alda Sigurðardóttir pianist. The Icelandic tenor Kolbeinn Jón Ketilsson graduated from the University for Music and Performing Arts […]
Buy Tickets Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30 throughout the summer season Admission fee to Arctic Concerts is ISK 2.500. Arctic Concerts is a series with outstanding Icelandic and Nordic musicians, performing diverse musically interesting programs for travelers, as well as locals, at the Nordic House. The different programs vary in stile; classical, jazz, folk and […]
FUGLSET MALE VOICE CHOIR Nordic House Jun 24th. Free entrance! Fuglset Male Voice Choir was founded in 1944, at Bolsoey, a neighbouring municipality of Molde. Fuglset Male Voice Choir is the only male voice choir in town, and singers are recruited not only from Molde but also from neighbouring districts. There are 40 singers in […]
Jör – installation An installation by Icelandic fashion brand JÖR by Guðmundur Jörundsson and former JÖR Head Designer Danius Bedikas, will be exhibited at the Nordic House lobby gallery during Reykjavík Art Festival. The installation had its debut with The Weather Diaries exhibition in Frankfurt 2014. This fresh version of it is produced by award-winning designer […]
Seminar on contemporary Danish literature May 27, 2016, 1 pm – 5 pm. the Nordic House The seminar will be conducted in Danish and Norwegian. See full program in Danish
Vatnsmýri Festival 2016 Nordic House, Sunday May 29th, 1-3 pm. To celebrate the coming of summer the Nordic House invites all kids – and their families – to the annual festival There will be various outdoor and indoor activities, and a brand new playground outside the hosue will be opened. Dr. Bike will be there […]
Reykjavik Multicultural day May 28. 2016. The Nordic House in Reykjavik participates in Reykjavik Multicultural day in Harpa may 28. 2016, 14 pm-17 pm. Parade starts 1 pm at Hallgrímskirkja to Harpa. Welcome! More info
Can Cities Be Sustainable? Nordic seminar series/ Nordic House Reykjavík / May 23, 2016 Livestream Register here (https://tix.is/en/nordichouse/). Participation is free of charge. Conference language is English. Every year the international environment organization, WorldWatch Institute (http://www.worldwatch.org/), publishes its State of the World Report with thorough analysis of pressing environmental challenges. To discuss this year´s theme, Can […]
Buy Tickets Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30 throughout the summer season Admission fee to Arctic Concerts is ISK 2.500. Arctic Concerts is a series with outstanding Icelandic and Nordic musicians, performing diverse musically interesting programs for travelers, as well as locals, at the Nordic House. The concert series is ideal for travelers interested in music […]
Cycling Without Age / documentary and lecture / Nordic House, Thursday May 19th, 17:00-18:30 The Nordic House and Cycling Without Age invites you to a presentation of the project that aims to bring together volunteer cyclists and elderly people who enjoy the freedom and social aspect of a rickshaw bike ride. Cycling Without Age is […]
Kalak holds its general meeting at the Nordic house on Thursday 19th of May at 8 pm. Welcome! The board
Chasing the fundamental laws of nature the Nordic House June 8, 7pm – 9pm. Entrance is free of charge. The event will take place in English. Holger Bech Nielsen gives a lecture on chasing the fundamental laws of nature. Nielsen is a Danish physicist at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen. He has made original […]
Picnic Concerts Welcome to enjoy the summer in our beautiful greenhouse just outside the doorstep to the Nordic House! Every Sunday during summer, various Icelandic artists entertain at 15:00. Admission is free and everybody is warmly welcome as long as it is room. It is possible to buy coffee, cake, drinks and food from Aalto […]
Funding and Fundraising A public lecture by Sir Stuart Etherington, CEO of National Council of Voluntary Organisations in Britain, Friday, May 20th, 11.30 to 13.00, on fundraising and financing in nonprofit organizations. Entrance is free. The Seminar will take place in English. Livestream
Buy Tickets Nordic Folk Music- concert A rare opportunity to hear live Folk and Roots music from Norway June 14, 7:30 – 9:30 pm. Entrence 2500 kr. VAKA Folk Arts Festival, Akureyri, is delighted to be working in collaboration with Norræna Húsið, to bring these wonderful musicians to Reykjavík. Two of the featured acts at […]
Grab a book to read, a story or poetry Because of The great reading competition 20 years anniversary The Icelandic Language Council together with Raddir, an association of articulation, organizes a seminar for teachers, parents and others interested. The seminar is in Icelandic.
AALTO BISTRO 2 years! AALTO BISTRO, our restaurant in the Nordic House, is celebrating 2 years anniversary Wednesday 11th of May! All guests will get the special delicious Spicy Chocolate Cake, perfect as a dessert after a good meal or with a refreshing cup of coffee. The special Spicy Chocolate Cake is in the famous […]
Symposium: Living at home dependent on a ventilator (Home mechanical ventilation-HMV) University of Iceland’s Centre for Ethics, Board of Nursing of the National Hospital of Iceland and the MND association of Iceland are hosting a symposium on home mechanical ventilation-HMV on Tuesday 10th of May at 4pm – 5:30pm. The goal of the symposium is […]
Alvar Aalto Collection 80 years! For the anniversary of the vase, The Nordic House in Reykjavík in cooperation with Iittala in Iceland have prepared a small exhibition of the the Aalto-vase. The exhibition will be on display in the Nordic House foyer until May 19, 2016. Want to win an Aalto- vase? Additional to the […]
Norwegian storyhour for Norwegian speaking children In the Nordic House Library Saturday May 7th at 13:00. We are going to prepare for May 17th, the National Day. Children that understand Norwegian are welcome with their parents. Matja Steen leads the storyhour. Ha det bra!
Hurray! It’s the 17th of May Marching bands, parades, traditional costumes and ice cream. A lot of ice cream. The celebration of the national day is a party like no other. In the Nordic House the program starts at 10:30 am and finishes at 2pm. Welcome.
Linköping University male choir preforms in the Nordic House on May 11th at 7 pm. The Choir will perform a variety of songs from their broad repertoire, ranging from 15th century French carols to a first performance of the winning song from our recent composition award. Linköping University Male Voice Choir (Sw. Linköpings Studentsångare) was […]
Buy Tickets Dorthe Højland Group -Nordic stories – A five concert tour of Iceland. In the Nordic House 2. July, 8-10 pm. Tickets 2000 ISK. Dorthe Højland Group live in concert and a backdrop of slides of Icelandic nature scenes at select venues. A wholesome and riveting concert of newly composed Nordic jazz. Dorthe Højland, […]
Dragons and Furlings Artist talks, guided tour and music performance in the mesmerising world of The Weather Diaries Lectures will be in English. Welcome! Program: 4-5 pm: The North Atlantic: Fearless Creativity – Art talk on branding with Bibi Bibi Chemnitz and Guðrun Ludvig (Gudrun&Gudrun). 5-6 pm: Visual artist Shoplifter and Jóhanna Methúsalemsdóttir, the creator of Kría Jewelry, […]
RHYTHM KNITTING: knitting with drums Fashion designer Steinunn Sigurðardóttir invites you to join rhythm knitting with Icelandic musicians Sigtryggur Baldursson (drums) and Steingrímur Guðmundsson (tabla). Knitting can be both an artistic medium and a manufacturing process, the objective of this knitting performance is to enhance people’s understanding of the cultural and artistic value of knitting. […]